Rumblings xtra: Items that didn't make print edition

The Steelers view their hiring of former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Munchak as
offensive line coach as the perfect fit. Munchak served as the Titans’ offensive line coach for 14
years before the team elevated him to the head coaching position and he is considered among the
best in the league at his specialty.

Munchak will assume charge in installing the outside zone-blocking scheme the Steelers dumped
last season after Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey suffered a torn ACL in the season opener. He is
also viewed as a guy who may be able to tap the boundless potential of underachieving former Ohio
State offensive tackle Mike Adams.

The Crew’s performance was ranked 13th out of 19 in the 2014 MLS Draft by the
respected hockey reporter Ives Galarcep on the SBI (Soccerbyives.net) web site. Columbus took Ben
Sweat (LB) with the 14th pick, Kingsley Baiden (DM) with the 45th and Adam Bedell (M/F) with the
45th.

Galarcep’s analysis:

“Position scarcity suggests grabbing Sweat was a good value, and his ties to the Crew made it an
easier pick, but you have to wonder if the Crew didn’t miss out on some better talents still on the
board at that pick. Baiden is an interesting third-round pick, but it’s tough seeing him getting
playing time any time soon. I forgot to factor in the fact the Crew traded the No. 4 overall pick
(and allocation money) to New England for the rights to Michael Parkhurst, which boosts them to
this spot.”

Minnesota athletic director Norwood Teague denied a report on Rivals.com that he
is one of three finalists for the Virginia Tech AD position.

"I never was a candidate for Virginia Tech. I truly love it here," Teague said, in a statement.
In a text message to the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, Teague wrote he "was contacted several months
ago but declined involvement."

He succeeded Joel Maturi as AD on April 23, 2012.

Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman didn’t stop mocking 49ers receiver Michael
Crabtree after that blistering post-game interview with Fox sideline reporter Erin Andrews. He did
it again in a column for Sports Illustrated that had kind words for Browns receiver Josh Gordon and
took some back-handed slaps at the Cleveland quarterbacks.

“Erin Andrews interviewed me after the game and I yelled what was obvious,” he wrote in the
Monday Morning Quarterback. “If you put a subpar player across from a great one, most of the time
you're going to get one result. As far as Crabtree being a top-20 NFL receiver, you'd have a hard
time making that argument to me. There are a lot of receivers playing good ball out there, and Josh
Gordon needed 14 games to produce almost double what Crabtree can do in a full season. And Gordon
had Brandon Weeden, Brian Hoyer and Jason Campbell playing quarterback.'”

After former Blue Jacket Tom Sestito piled up 27 minutes of penalties in one
minute of ice time against the Los Angeles Kings, ESPN commentator Keith Olbermann called
Sestito the "worst person in sports" for the week, tagging him, among other things, a "boxing hobo
on skates." That summoned Sestito’s 13-year-old sister to his defense, and the witty exchange
between her and Olberman brought criticism to the commentator for arguing with a teenager.

None of this has hurt Sestito, who now has over 33,000 followers on Twitter. That’s not bad for
a guy with nine goals, four assists and 379 penalty minutes in 104 career NHL games.